Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-09-14

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Louis in one year.
The head of the Sultan's harem is
now Christian woman, beautiful,
cultivated and Spaniard.
There were two attempts at suicide
at Los Angeles last week, owing to
matrimonial disagreements.
A project is under consideration to
put in plant at the Mare Island Navy
Yard for the, manufacture of steel
cruisers.
Mr.. Dunphy, the big California
cattlenlan proposes to appropriate all
the loose water In the Humboldt river.
The ranchers, lower down, propose to
have something to say about it.
The Carson river is rising, and will
continue to do so in consequence of
the starting cf mountain springs and
turning all the ranch water into it, but
the river is still very low.
In the midst of fervent exhortatson
to sinners, Portland revivalist, who
Is by business an auctioneer, exclaimed
''Twenty nine 4ve:got; 80, shall have
them? Bless the Lord! Twenty are
saved; who will come next9 Shall
have thirtyT
Sheriff Atwell, of Elko county,
brought James Mulligan, sentenced to
the State Prison for three years, for
the crime of assault with intent to
kill. The prisoner was tried, plead
guilty sentenced and conveyed to the
State Prison all within week.
The representatives of the American
organization held prolonged meeting
Tuesday night at the Astor House In
New York city. The object was to
arrange tor the convention of the
American party, to be held In Phila.
| delphia on the 28th of September, j.
W. Mupyon, the Secretary, said over
10000 citizens in New York State
we're pledged to the new party.
Commodore Lay, of Golconda, has
undertaken an enterprise, by which he
will create an artificial lake for the
storage of water With dam thirty
feet high he can create lake that will
bold an immense quantity of water.
This lake will be stocked with all
kinds of food fish and in the late Sum.
mer it will furnish enough water to
irrigate extensive alfalfa fields.
The Sheriff of Apache county, A. T,
had an order for the arrest of Andy
Cooper, and in attempting to execute it
fired into the house of Widow Bile
wins at Holbrook, killing youth Sam
Blevins; Also mortally wounded Andy
Cooper and M. B. Roberts aud slightly
wounded John Rlevens. Roberts had
no connection with Cooper, but had
stopped IN the house to write a letter,
Wild oats bronght from California
do well in Paradise Valley. We are
informed that the oats have almost
taken possession of some ranches and
produce good crop without irriga-
, tion. County Assessor Riley says
Singhas has piece of ground that he
is summer following. The field was
covered with wild oats and though
| plnwed IN June the oats were not
killed. Mr., Riley thinks the oats will
grow on any sage.brush land in Ne.
vada, and if given good start will
hold its own against Summer drouths
and winter colds ,-Silper State
Burt Harrington, Westfeld, N
Y, farmer, recently entered the cigar
of John Spaulding at jamestown, N
Y, called for five cent cigar, laid
down three cents and walked out.
Mr.. Spaulding demanded the two
cents due, Harrington laughed ut him
The next day Harrington was served
with summons and complaint for
the two cents. He paid lawyer $5
to defend HIM, furnished amusement
for the village folk, paid judgmen,
of two cents and costs and went home
Spaulding will have a copy of the
judgment with the two cents framed
On August 30th, Sheriff Mulvenon
and posse, of Yavapai county, ap
peared in Pleasant Valley, Arizona
with pocket full of warrants for the
arrest of the Blevins gang of despera
does, and in order to cover their meve
ments, tied their horses in the brush
and depended upon "shank's mare"
for temporary locomotiop. After
securing the country for some time
without results, the party returned to